This basketball team
- Thread starter wvpaper
- Start date
A&M looked really good against a 5-0 penn State team. Going to be in the hunt for the SEC championship.
1. We can't shoot consistently.
2. When Konate goes out of the game, we are better off playing only four guys than putting our two other post players in. They are that bad early in this season......
3. Dax is in another one of his dazes.........got to snap out of this and be a senior leader.
4. Harler's last game appears to be a fluke.......missed 3 wide open shots.
5. Lamont West's shot has always looked bad, but he made them.........not any more........
6. Marist sucks......and we are up 13 points in a game that we should be up 25 right now.
2. When Konate goes out of the game, we are better off playing only four guys than putting our two other post players in. They are that bad early in this season......
3. Dax is in another one of his dazes.........got to snap out of this and be a senior leader.
4. Harler's last game appears to be a fluke.......missed 3 wide open shots.
5. Lamont West's shot has always looked bad, but he made them.........not any more........
6. Marist sucks......and we are up 13 points in a game that we should be up 25 right now.
Lot of missed easy shots and some poor officiating had something to do with it.
But 1 3 1 has hurt us when we have three guards in
Backdoor cuts have a lot to do with it.......that's on the players and coaches for not adjusting and making changes. If it happens once or twice, then so be it. But it's happening 3 out of every 5 trips down the court on the defensive end.
We have one post player......Konate. When he has to sit down, we are better off playing a small lineup.
Our press isn't what it was last year......hope we have a secondary defense better than when we switched to that zone tonight and gave up 4 straight 3's......
Our press isn't what it was last year......hope we have a secondary defense better than when we switched to that zone tonight and gave up 4 straight 3's......
Nate had good feet for a big. 2 guards graduated. Macon, relative to bender/routt, was the flash
Agree, lacking foot speed is a problem, however this team lost good feet, basketball IQ, experience, and intangibles on both ends (particularly Adrian and Phillips) that was difficult to anticipate. The lack of “foot speed” is not something that is just now being realized, I’m quite sure it was most likely evident prior to the season beginning. Without the defensive pressure to create additional possessions, this team will need to improve considerably offensively. The return of Ahmad will help, but is far from the solution.
We gave up so many layups in the press last night. I think we’ll go to more of a 1/2 or 3/4 court trap defense like Louisville. It isn’t Esa’s talent that I’m counting on, it’s that one more that knows what he’s doing on team defense and will do wonders. Plus he’s another big and we only have Harris and Sags now.
WVU could not get the ball inside to their bigs against Marist. They also showed that as a team they should never shoot a three pointer. I also want to point out that most teams don't give you a second and third shot from underneath the bucket like Marist did. This years team doesn't come close to last years version at this point. Let's hope things change. Warez
I think our shooters are actually our strength. Hard to tell last night though.
Was also surprised Marist rebounded so well out of the zone. they got away with a ton of bumps pushes and grabs. That helped them a lot
I didn't see 'confidence' on the floor yesternight. Did you? Tell the truth. Warez
Clown act? Just answer the question. I was looking for the 'confidence' act. Didn't see it. WV had a hard time passing the ball around the perimeter as they searched for the opportunity to launch an ozark (a three pointer). Warez
Sorry Warez. I guess it’s not an act.
Your right. It ain't no dadgum act. At least you and I have learned to get along. Now, let's get Esa back. He will bring stability to the team. By the way, Bender and a few others ain't ready for prime time. I was pulling for him. Still am. Warez
This team is coming together!
What we know so far..
Our strength is shooting.
We can press bad teams, we can’t press teams with strong guard play.
Sags is a beast.
Huggs is desperately trying to figure out how to get 15 decent minutes from Bender/Routt. If he does, watch out
Beetle has improved his defense immensely since last year
Jevon and Dax are capable of playing like two talented senior guards, the recipe for a long NCAA run
What we know so far..
Our strength is shooting.
We can press bad teams, we can’t press teams with strong guard play.
Sags is a beast.
Huggs is desperately trying to figure out how to get 15 decent minutes from Bender/Routt. If he does, watch out
Beetle has improved his defense immensely since last year
Jevon and Dax are capable of playing like two talented senior guards, the recipe for a long NCAA run